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Cardiol Therapeutics Appoints Dr. Andrew Hamer as New Chief Medical Officer
Oakville, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - March 30, 2021) - Cardiol Therapeutics Inc. ( TSX: CRDL...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Cardiol Therapeutics Appoints Dr. Andrew Hamer as New Chief Medical OfficerOakville, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - March 30, 2021) - Cardiol Therapeutics Inc. (TSX: CRDL) (OTCQX: CRTPF) (FSE: CT9) (\"Cardiol\" or the \"Company\"), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing innovative anti-inflammatory therapies for the treatment of cardiovascular disease, today announced that Dr. Andrew Hamer has joined the Company as Chief Medical Officer (CMO), effective immediately. Dr. Hamer will lead the research and development of the Company's clinical-stage products and will also guide the development of additional novel therapeutics in the Company's pipeline. Retiring CMO and co-founder of Cardiol, Dr. Eldon Smith, will continue to serve as Chair of the Board of Directors and as an advisor to the Company.Dr. Andrew Hamer brings 30 years of experience in the global life sciences industry, medical affairs, and cardiology practice to the Company. Most recently he served as Executive Director, Global Development-Cardiometabolic at California-based Amgen Inc., where he led the Global Development group for Repatha®, the LDL cholesterol lowering PCSK9 inhibitor evolocumab, which generated revenues of almost $900 million in 2020. As development lead, Dr. Hamer headed the Repatha® global evidence generation team collaborating with safety, regulatory, health economics, observational research, scientific communications, publications, medical affairs, and clinical operations teams to design and execute several multi-center clinical trials in support of FDA and international regulatory filings. Prior to his five-year tenure with Amgen, Dr. Hamer served for two years as VP Medical Affairs at Capricor Therapeutics Inc., where he was responsible for the development of novel therapeutics for heart disease and for the supervision of the clinical operations of the company, including clinical trial design and execution. Prior to joining the life sciences industry, Dr. Hamer practiced cardiology and internal medicine in New Zealand for 19 years. His distinguished career in cardiology culminated as Chief Cardiologist at Nelson Hospital, Nelson Marlborough District Health Board, Nelson, while concurrently leading cardiac services nationally in New Zealand. Dr. Hamer graduated with a medical degree (MB, ChB) from the University of Otag...